School of Nursing News

• Samuel Merritt students to get health care experience in Panama, Peru (Oakland Tribune) (August 2009)
• SMU students mentor at-risk teens about pursuing career in healthcare (Oakland Business Review) (August 2009)
• Youth in Medicine gives Bay Area kids a chance to shine (Oakland Tribune) (July 2009)
• Men in Nursing (Advance for Nurses) (June 2009)
• Nursing students donate testing equipment to local health clinics (Sacramento Business Journal) (June 2009)
• You're a hero, and we know it (RN Pathways) (June 2009)

Faculty Publications and Accomplishments:

Dr. Audrey Berman:

Dr. Berman's new Skills in Clinical Nursing textbook:

Dr. Valerie Dzubur:

Featured article: Hahn, K. R. (2007). FNP serves the under-resourced and underserved here and abroad. News-Line for Nurse Practitioners, 11, 4-7. 

Dr. Sylvia Fox:

Fox, S., & Chesla, C. (2008). Living with chronic illness: A Phenomenological study of the health effects of the patient-provider relationship. Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, 20(3), 109.

Dr. Michelle Hampton:

Hampton, M. D., & White, M. C. (2009). Eligibility, recruitment, and retention of African Americans with severe mental illness in community research. Community Mental Health, 45, 137-143.

Dr. Richard MacIntyre:

Teel, C. S., MacIntyre, R. C., & Murray, T. A. (2009). Identifying innovations in clinical education: Unique features and common themes. Retrieved from Midwest Nursing Research Society website: http://www.mnrs.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3647.

MacIntyre, R. C., Murray, T. A., Teel, C. S., & Karshmer, J. F. (2009). Five recommendations for pre-licensure clinical nursing education. Journal of Nursing Education, 48(8), 447-453.

Allahverdipour, H., MacIntyre, R., Hidarnia, A., Shafii, F., Kzamnegad, A., Ghaleiha, A., & Emami, A. (2007). Assessing protective factors against drug abuse among high school students: Self-control and the extended parallel process model. Journal of Addictions Nursing, 18, 65-73.

Dr. Pamela Minarik:

Minarik, P. A. (2009). Sleep disturbance in midlife women. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, & Neonatal Nursing, 38(3), 333-343.

Minarik, P. A. (2008). Letter to editor: Depression of chronic medical inpatients in China. Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, 22(4), 179.

Minarik, P. A., & Sparacino, P. S. (2008). Letter to editor: Clinical nurse specialist as attending nurse. Clinical Nurse Specialist, 166.

Carson-Smith, W. Y., & Minarik, P. A. (2007). Advanced practice nurses: A new skirmish in the continuing battle over scope of practice. Clinical Nurse Specialist, 21(1), 52-54.

Johnson, J. L., Minarik, P. A., Nystrom, K. V., Bautista, C., & Gorman, M. J. (2006). Poststroke depression incidence and risk factors: An integrative literature review. Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, 38(4), 316-327.

Minarik, P. A. (2005). Issue: Competence assessment and competency assurance of healthcare professionals. Clinical Nurse Specialist, 19(4), 180-183. 

Ms. Celeste Villanueva:

Villanueva, C. G. (2009). Simulation-Based Education: Practical Approaches to Curriculum Integration. In B. Heinrichs, J. Thompson (Eds.), A Resource for Nurse Anesthesia Educators (pp. 339-370). Park Ridge, IL: AANA Publishing, Inc.

Featured article: Goldbaum, L. (2007). Back-to-back conferences highlight clinical simulation. Nurseweek Online.

Dr. Karen Anne Wolf:

Dr. Wolf was recently elected Chairperson of the National Academies of Practice (NAP) Nursing Council. NAP is an interdisciplinary group of which she has been a member after having been nominated and selected about 4 years ago. Congratulations, Dr. Wolf! (August 2009)

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